Name: Feasting on Misfortune
Brand: University of Alberta Press (CA)
SKU: 9780888643018
Price: 23.99 GBP
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Feasting on Misfortune

Journeys of the Human Spirit in Alberta's Past

By (author): David Jones

Published by University of Alberta Press (CA)

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£23.99

Published: 01-Feb-1998
ISBN: 9780888643018

Paperback
314 Pages
b/w photos

Subjects:
Local history
Alberta

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The fledgling province of Alberta was neck-deep in trouble. The settlement of the Peace River country reached dangerously too far, the southeastern dry belt disintegrated in drought, colliers agonized over life and limb, and men of the cloth were stretched to the breaking point. The themes of adversity and victories of the spirit draw together the stories of ordinary people in early Alberta.

David Jones, botanist and horticultural author, has written numerous books on Australian plants.

"[Jones] attempts something much more complex and innovative than simple narrative or even analysis of a historical problem. In some respects Feasting on Misfortune is a throwback to the earlier traditions of historical writing that sought to explain the meaning of history.... an unusual and thought-provoking book." Michael Payne, CBRA